Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
...so Bodie & Doyle were really undercover surveyors?
29th Mar 2007 9:44 pm
RetiredBob
Member Since: 23 Feb 2006
Location: New South Wales
Posts: 183
Yeeaaah. And isn't the self cleaning device great. Another Oz design. Falcons were all able to arrive at any destination after travelling on our outback roads minus dust, mud etc and with a high gloss!!!!!!!!
Can Landie get the patent???? Would be great for our drought areas. On second thoughtss - isn't the D3 made by Ford???
29th Mar 2007 10:14 pm
LeighW D3 Decade
Member Since: 31 Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane, AUS
Posts: 920
Thanks for that DG. Those Ford ads bring back memories - but just where are Dunlop Aquajets (with a thin red sidewalls) now?
Years ago I got that model panel van (6 cylinder auto) bogged to the floorpan on a salt flat (mangrove mud underneath) and had to rely on a old Series 2 shorty to pull us out. The black ooze stunk like heck too!!
The government saw the value in them as well. The Department of Civil Aviation had a Falcon V8 panel van fitted with a large bladder and towed a small trailer. We would drive this unit along the rubber deposits on runway ends at airports. At the required speed (80 mph, IIRC) you had to pump the water onto the pavement and have the trailer (with skewed wheels) measure the friction of the surface. If below standard the rubber deposits would have to be cleaned off. I wonder how they do it nowadays?
Ah, those were the days...
LeighLeighW
The old girl is on her third engine...
* first ran a bearing (design failure in original engine)
* second had a failure of the water outlet on top of the engine (pls check yours)
29th Mar 2007 11:56 pm
catweasel
Member Since: 05 May 2006
Location: Bundaleer
Posts: 4805
they're falcon useless pieces of mobile rust.Get a Holden
30th Mar 2007 7:04 am
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
I like that dual opening action tailgate at the end of the last clip 8)Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
Ah Yes, brings a tear to my eye. Thanks for the memories DG .
The things I did & the places I went in My XB "Shag'n Wagon".
And My 1st car an XB 4 door sedan & what I lost in that.
Good to see The Murray River had so much water you could fish from the high bank. You now have to go 3 meters down to get to the water's edge.Did you think I would leave you crying,
When there's room in my D3 for 7,
Climb in here Joe we'll soon be flying,
I can go just as fast with 7.
2005 TDV6 S with Terrain Response (& all that entails), Tasmods (gorn). 2008 TDV6 HSE (gone). A Dark Side umbrella (here) & car (here).
I had an XA sedan. Only had a 200ci with 3-on-the-tree! Went to the drive-ins lots with a nurse I was seeing at the time.
Then my dad retired and gave me his XY 250 wagon. I ended up giving it away a couple of years ago to a drug rehabilitation mob who got a grant to restore it. Loved that car. Dad had it from new. I was only 5 when he got it and I can still remember the day he drove in the driveway!Have a nice day!
2010 Cayenne Diesel with PASM & Off Road Pkg
2005 HSE D3 (Sold)
They look like the bees knees for dirt roads and washed out bridges. Don't need a D3 anymore.
I just went down to the local Ford dealer and asked them when they were getting in the new Falcon Hardtop and they just looked at me strangely ......Whats wrong, aren't they available yet
Chris2011 Discovery 4 (MY12) SDV6 HSE with General Grabber AT's, Traxide Aux Battery system, custom rear drawers and Autosafe half height cargo barrier
Gone - 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
ARB Bull Bar, Warn 9.5XP Winch, IPF D/Lights, Cooper STT's, LR Raised Air Intake, Traxide aux battery system, custom drawers and half height Autosafe cargo barrier, Mitchell Bros 4x4 tow hitch
Wait for the 351 cobra hardtop coupe Chris.
Cheers,
David.Did you think I would leave you crying,
When there's room in my D3 for 7,
Climb in here Joe we'll soon be flying,
I can go just as fast with 7.
2005 TDV6 S with Terrain Response (& all that entails), Tasmods (gorn). 2008 TDV6 HSE (gone). A Dark Side umbrella (here) & car (here).
Do any of you guys remember the McLeod Ford "Horn-Cars".............they were tricked up Falcon hard top coupes. The full-page adds in the old Wheels magazines were quite 'artistic' - I remember one orange coupe with 'great gatsby' style dressed models.'11 TDV6 - Stornoway Grey.... still lovin' it!!
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASSES.......Eat more BEEF!!
Addendum: Red wine goes REALLY well with BEEF
2nd Apr 2007 12:57 pm
catweasel
Member Since: 05 May 2006
Location: Bundaleer
Posts: 4805
why not look at a real mans car instead of this Found On Rubbish Dump rubbish
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I thought it stood for something to do with intercourse On Race Days. 8)Did you think I would leave you crying,
When there's room in my D3 for 7,
Climb in here Joe we'll soon be flying,
I can go just as fast with 7.
2005 TDV6 S with Terrain Response (& all that entails), Tasmods (gorn). 2008 TDV6 HSE (gone). A Dark Side umbrella (here) & car (here).
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